Power-increasing attachment for automobiles and similar driven vehicles.



C. J. CH LOUPEK. "POWER INCREASING ATTACHMENT FO R AUTOMOBILES AND SIMILAR DRIVEN VEHICLES. APPLTCATIO'N FILED FIE/8.6. 1913. I I l mfifimm v Patented July 6, 1915.

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ATTORNEY c. J. CHLOUPEK.

' POWER INCREASING ATTACHMENT FOR AUTOMOBILES AND SIMILAR DRIVEN VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6. 1913.

Patented July 6, 1-915.

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. T all whom it may} concern i the motor driven shaft, is connected near its Be it known that I, CHARLES J. CnLoU- PEK, a citizen of the United States, residlng I at Green Bay, in the county of Brown and power driven shaft of the vehicle with a suitable couplin said coupled on shaft carrying a worm w ich is arranged for turning a worm wheel which is mounted upon a second shaft arrangedat right angles with the worm shaft, is arranged at right angles with ends with the side frame irons of the vehicle with suitable clamps and bolts, and is pro-.

vided with a Windlass spool and rope,.the operation of which is under the control of f the motor driver, and the invention is shown in' the accompanying drawing, in-which, Figure 1 is a top view or plan of the device. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, as it a .pears when secured in position upon t e front of an automobile. Fig. 3 is a like elevation of the mechanism upon a la'rger scale than the others, but including only the mechanism, and the' mid-length of the second named shaft, the worm shaft and its suspending bracket, a part of the mechanism being in section. Fig. 4 is an end view of the worm wheel carrying shaft at the left of bile.

and including the worm carrying bracket, one of the side frame irons of the vehicle being removed and showi-n the device as attached to the forward on --of .an automoattached to an automobile, the side frames of which are in section. I fSimilar numerals indicate like parts 1n the. several views. 7

1, indicates a shaft which is provided near '50 each end with a metallic bolted to; the shaft with and the plates are bent for resting upon'the side frameirons 4, of the automobile frame,

late 2, which is and they are fitted with bolts 5 for securing Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the device shaped bolts 3,.

the plates thereon, the plates being bent for bringing its worm shaft 6, in axial line'with the engine, or other shaft with which the worm shaft may be coupled. The'shaft 1,

has loosely mounted thereon a worm'wheel 7 which is also one member of a clutch 8,

the other member being formed upon the Patented m 6,1915. r Application filed February 6, 1913. Serial No. 746,503.

end flange of a rope spool 9, by making saidend flange a frustumof a cone 10, which is spool is loosely mounted upon said shaft and just beyond the opposite end from the clutch fitted to the tapered clutch member 8. The

member, a collar 11, is secured with a pin' 12, or otherwise, the end of the collar toward the spool being provided with a cam face 13. Between the collar and spool, a loose sleeve 14:, is mounted, which is provided with a cam shaped end 15, mating with the cam shaped end 13 of the collar. A lever 16,

having branch arms is connected by said arms with the opposite sides of the collar with bolts 17, and is provided with a handle 18, which is arranged by means of the ratchet toothed joint 19, which permits its '7 connection with the lever at various angles, to be-located at its free end within easy reach of the motor driver, the cams of the collar and sleeve being of such form that the pressure downward by the motor driver will force the spool endwise and engage the two clutch members. The spool is to be provided with a rope'20, one end of which is to be secured thereto, and the other end, when the vehicle becomes immovable in the road, to a fixed object, which may be a tree, stone,

fence post, or a stake driven into the ground,

at some distance ahead of the vehicle.

For winding the rope upon the spool, the

shaft 6, iscoupledby means of the coupling 21, to a power driven shaft of the vehicle, in the present case the coupling being secured with bolts or set screws 22. A bracket 23, is loosely mounted upon'the shaft 1 and serves as a journal box for the shaft 6. Secured to the shaft 6 with a pin 24, or otherwise, is a worm 25, the threads ofwhich engage the teeth 26, of the worm wheel 7, for turning it.

A collar 27, is secured upon the shaft 1,

against which the bracket 23 and worm wheel are held by the resiliency of the spiral spring 28, which spring also acts to separate the two clutch members whenever the lever 16, is swung into the clutch releasing position. A fixed collar 29, may also be secured is coupled.

It will be apparent that with the greatly increased power which the worm and worm from, easily and quickly. The device is to be secured upon an automobile or other like driven vehicle, whenever it 1s anticipatedthat exceedingly poor roads will be met with in any particular trip, by means of the bolts 5, or it may be left on all of the time as the use of the vehicle requires, its coupling in either case not being connected to the power driven shaft of the vehicle until circumstances require its use. The vehicle having reached a place in the road where the power of its motor is insufficient for drawing it, thisdevice is then to be coupled to it as has been described. and its windlass rope made fast to some fixed object at some distance ahead of the vehicle, when power being ap plied to the shaft 31, the driver has but to press downward upon the lever handle 18, which will throw the clutch member 10 into engagement with the member 8, revolve the spool 9, wind the rope 20, thereon, and thereby draw the vehicle out of its powerless situation. Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. Ii -combination, a shaft adapted to be coupled to a power driven shaft of a vehicle, a worm upon said first named shaft, a worm wheel forming one member of a clutch mounted loosely upon a shaft arranged at right angles with said worm shaft and in engagement with said worm, a bracket mounted loosely upon said worm wheel shaft and supporting said worm shaft, clamping plates near ach end of the worm wheel shaft for securing the same to a vehicle frame a rope receiving spool forming a slid- ,ing member of a clutch mounted loosely upon the worm wheel shaft, a rope thereon, one end secured thereto and the other being adapted for being secured to a fixed object, a lever pivotally mounted for moving said sliding clutch member toward and from the first mentioned clutch member and a spring arranged for releasing the engagement of said clutch members.

2. In combination, ashaft adapted to be coupled to a power driven shaft of a vehicle, a worm upon said first named shaft, a worm wheel forming one member of a clutch mounted loosely upon a shaft arranged at right angles with said worm shaft and in engagement with said worm, a bracket mount-ed loosely upon said worm wheel shaft and supporting said worm shaft, clamping plates near each end of theworm wheel shaft for securing the same to a vehicle frame, a rope receiving spool forming a sliding member of a clutch mounted loosely upon the worm wheel shaft, a. rope thereon, one end secured thereto and the other being adapted to be secured to a: fixed object, a collar fixed upon said worm wheel shaft outside of said spool, its end toward the spool being provided with a cam face, a sleeve loosely mounted between the collar and spool, a mating cam face thereon adjoining said collar, a lever arranged for turning said .sleeve and throwing said two cam faces into and out of engagement and a. spring ar ranged for releasing the engagement of said clutch members.

CHARLES J. CHLOUPEK.

lVitnesses:

Jos. P. N-nnonn'r, JACOB L. Bars. 

